English Society in the Later Middle Ages, 1348-1500
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1990
Allen Lane (Verlag)
978-0-7139-9044-7 (ISBN)
Allen Lane (Verlag)
978-0-7139-9044-7 (ISBN)
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Focusing on the theme of medieval social hierarchy, this book examines the relationship of the three estates: the clergy, the knights and the labourers. The author records the structure of society and its changes up to the start of the 16th century.
In 1350 the traditional idea of the "three estates" - priests, knights and labourers - offered an idealized but essentially accurate picture of society. By 1500 a far more complex structure based on landowning wealth, the city commercial elite and "bastard feudal" relations was firmly in place. In this book, Maurice Keen traces the causes and scope of this great transformation by looking in turn at the development of each "estate". He considers the spread of literacy, the terrible devastation wrought by the Black Death (1348-9), the mercantile growth of London alongside the royal court at Westminster, and the new systems of taxation and administration created by the Hundred Years War (1337-1453). These crucial factors influenced popular and clerical religion, country life, and even the households of the aristocracy. Keen draws on a range of evidence and explores many unexpected connections.
In 1350 the traditional idea of the "three estates" - priests, knights and labourers - offered an idealized but essentially accurate picture of society. By 1500 a far more complex structure based on landowning wealth, the city commercial elite and "bastard feudal" relations was firmly in place. In this book, Maurice Keen traces the causes and scope of this great transformation by looking in turn at the development of each "estate". He considers the spread of literacy, the terrible devastation wrought by the Black Death (1348-9), the mercantile growth of London alongside the royal court at Westminster, and the new systems of taxation and administration created by the Hundred Years War (1337-1453). These crucial factors influenced popular and clerical religion, country life, and even the households of the aristocracy. Keen draws on a range of evidence and explores many unexpected connections.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.9.1990 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Penguin Social History of Britain S. |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 135 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 562 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7139-9044-9 / 0713990449 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7139-9044-7 / 9780713990447 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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